Lead Project Manager (Cybersecurity)

CompQsoft Inc; New York (NY); Hybrid; USD 120,000 - 190,000; Full time

Job summary

CompQsoft Inc is seeking a Lead Project Manager (Cybersecurity) in Brooklyn, NY with 5+ years of experience. Hybrid work model.

You will lead enterprise cybersecurity programs, manage schedules, budgets and risks, and coordinate cross-functional teams while aligning with CISO priorities and regulatory standards. Responsibilities include governance, POA&M lifecycle oversight, executive reporting, risk management, and on-time delivery of security initiatives that reduce risk and ensure compliance.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of experience leading cybersecurity projects.
• Experience managing schedules, budgets, and risk across cross-functional teams.
• Coordinate with stakeholders to deliver security initiatives on time and within scope.
• Translate CISO priorities and regulatory requirements into project governance.
• Oversee POA&M lifecycle and remediation tracking for internal and third-party systems.
• Deliver executive dashboards and risk/issue reporting for leadership.

Responsibilities

• Lead end-to-end project delivery from initiation to closeout in large, regulated environments.
• Drive project planning, scope, scheduling, resource coordination, and dependency oversight.
• Maintain governance, documentation, and delivery milestones aligned with standards.
• Foster cross-functional collaboration among engineers, business units, vendors, and executives.
• Monitor and close security findings and POA&M activities with timelines.

Skills

Leadership

Risk management

Budget management

Stakeholder management

Cross-functional coordination

Project governance

Regulatory compliance

Tools

MS Project

JIRA

Confluence

MS Visio

MS Excel

MS Power BI

SharePoint

Office Suite

Job description

Position: Lead Project Manager(Cybersecurity)
Location: Brooklyn, NY (Hybrid)
Experience: 5+ years
Certifications Required: PMP, ITIL-F

Requirements

Lead and oversee project lifecycles, ensuring security initiatives are delivered on time, within scope, and aligned with DOE compliance standards. Responsible for managing project schedules, mitigating risks, and coordinating cross-functional technical teams and stakeholders to ensure successful implementation of cybersecurity business objectives.

Key Requirements:

• Strong leadership in project planning, resource allocation, risk mitigation, and budget management. Exceptional ability to drive collaboration between technical engineers and executive stakeholders.
• Serve as the lead Project Manager for enterprise cybersecurity and IT risk initiatives, owning end-to-end project delivery from initiation through closeout in large, regulated
• Drive core project management functions, including project planning, scope definition, scheduling, resource coordination, budget tracking, risk and issue management, and dependency oversight across multiple initiatives.
• Establish and manage project governance, ensuring adherence to CISO priorities, regulatory requirements, and NYCPS standards while maintaining clear documentation, controls, and delivery milestones.
• Coordinate and facilitate cross-functional execution, managing day-to-day collaboration between technical teams, business units, vendors, and senior leadership to keep projects on track.
• Oversee the POA&M lifecycle as a project deliverable, tracking remediation activities for internal systems and third-party vendors, managing timelines, and driving closure of security findings.
• Produce and deliver executive-ready project reporting, including status dashboards, risk and issue logs, dependency tracking, and escalation briefings for senior leadership.
• Ensure measurable project outcomes, driving accountability, resolving delivery blockers, and confirming that projects achieve defined cybersecurity, compliance, and risk-reduction objectives.

Requirements

Core Responsibilities:

Proactive Risk Mitigation, Stakeholder Management, and managing the POA&M lifecycle for third-party and internal systems.

• Serve as the lead Project Manager for enterprise cybersecurity and IT risk initiatives, owning end-to-end project delivery from initiation through closeout in large, regulated
• Drive core project management functions, including project planning, scope definition, scheduling, resource coordination, budget tracking, risk and issue management, and dependency oversight across multiple initiatives.
• Establish and manage project governance, ensuring adherence to CISO priorities, regulatory requirements, and NYCPS standards while maintaining clear documentation, controls, and delivery milestones.
• Coordinate and facilitate cross-functional execution, managing day-to-day collaboration between technical teams, business units, vendors, and senior leadership to keep projects on track.
• Oversee the POA&M lifecycle as a project deliverable, tracking remediation activities for internal systems and third-party vendors, managing timelines, and driving closure of security findings.
• Produce and deliver executive-ready project reporting, including status dashboards, risk and issue logs, dependency tracking, and escalation briefings for senior leadership.
• Ensure measurable project outcomes, driving accountability, resolving delivery blockers, and confirming that projects achieve defined cybersecurity, compliance, and risk-reduction objectives.

Technologies: MS Project, JIRA, Confluence, MS Visio, MS Excel, MS Power BI, SharePoint, and Microsoft Office Suite.

CompQsoft provides equal opportunity in all aspects of employment and in the working environment to all employees and applicants. CompQsoft does not take any non-merit factors like race, color, religion, sex (gender), mental/physical disability, and age into account for purposes of recruitment, hiring and development.